One of the most popular services on the Internet
is the World Wide Web. This lab is a Web simulator that teaches you how to use
Web browser software to find information. You can use this lab whether or not
you have Internet access.

1.Click
the Steps button to learn how to use Web browser software. As you proceed
through the Steps, answer all of the QuickCheck questions that appear. After
you complete the Steps, you will see a QuickCheck Report. Follow the
instructions on the screen to print this report.

2.Click
the Explore button on the Welcome screen. Use the Web browser to locate a
weather map of the Caribbean Virgin Islands. What is its URL?

3.A
scuba diver named Wadson Lachouffe has been searching for the fabled treasure
of Greybeard the pirate. A link from the Adventure Travel Web site, www.atour.com, leads to Wadson’s Web page
called “Hidden Treasure.” In Explore, Locate the Hidden Treasure page and
answer the following questions:

a.What
was the name of Greybeard’s ship?

b.What
was Greybeard’s favorite food?

c.What
does Wadson think happened to Greybeard’s ship?

4.In
the Steps, you found a graphic of Jupiter from the photo archives of the Jet
Propulsion Laboratory. In the Explore section of this lab, you can also find a
graphic of Saturn. Suppose one of your friends wanted a picture of Saturn for
an Astronomy report. Make a list of the blue, underlined links you friend must
click in the correct order to find the Saturn graphic. Assume that your friend
will begin at the Web Trainer home page.

5.Enter
the URL http://www.atour.com to jump to the
Adventure Travel Web site. Write a one-paragraph (no more than a half page)
description of this site using your favorite word processor. Include a
description of the information at the site, the number of pages the site
contains, and a diagram of the links it provides.

6.Chris
Thomson is a student at UVI and has his own Web pages. In Explore, look at the
information Chris has included on his pages. Suppose you could create your own
Web page. What would you include? Use a word processor to give a (no more than
a half page) description of the design of your own Web pages. Make sure you
indicate the graphics and links you would use.

Arrange all the materials above beginning with the QuickCheck Report.
Staple them together and turn them in to your instructor.